Like shooting things? Sure you do - otherwise you wouldn't play first-person shooters. The desire to aim down a barrel is even more important when traveling the Mojave, otherwise you'll end up dead really quick.

Fallout: New Vegas: Gun Runner's Arsenal is the second of two DLC packs Bethesda slipped in right under player's noses last week. The first, Courier's Stash, was geared toward newcomers, leaving little value for veteran players who've crossed the desert multiple times. Gun Runner's Arsenal is aimed directly at these players. Like Courier's Stash it doesn't offer any new story content, but does give you a few more options in your loadout.

What Is It?:

Fallout: New Vegas: Gun Runner's Arsenal offers players a cool set of options for dealing with the worst of what New Vegas throws at them. For around $4, you gain access to numerous weapons, weapon mods and ammo types. Although a big chunk of the weapons cater to ranged characters, there are a couple of really nice melee weapons available as well. I'm not much for getting up close and personal, but with a rev'd up chainsaw, I'll happily charge into the fray without regard for my personal health. If you can't find something to fit your play style, you're not looking hard enough.

Although the new weapons do border on the extreme (such as a mini-nuke launcher), none feel out of balance or too powerful. You'll gain a bit of a power boost if you're still near the start of your adventure, though players on the back-end will find the new weapons give you just enough of a edge power-wise to match up against harder enemies, but not enough to break the encounters.

What Do I Get?:

Weapons

12.7mm Submachine Gun

25mm Grenade APW

5.56mm Pistol

Anti-material Rifle

Assault Carbine

Baseball Bat

Battle Rifle

Bozar

Chainsaw

Cleansing Flame

Embrace of the Mantis King

Esther

Fat Man

Fat Mine

Gehenna

Greased Lightning

Hunting Revolver

Katana

Laser Pistol

Li'l Devil

MF Hyperbreeder Alpha

MFC Cluster

MFC Grenade

Medicine Stick

Nuka Breaker

Nuka-grenade

Paciencia

Plasma Defender

Plasma Pistol

Power Fist

Ripper

Sleepytyme

Sprtel-Wood 9700

The Smitty Special

Time Bomb, High Yield

Tin Grenade

Tri-beam Laser Rifle

Two-Step Goodbye

Ammo

12 gauge, 4/0 Buck

12 gauge, 4/0 Buck, Hand Loader

12 gauge, Dragon's Breath

12 gauge, Flechette

12 gauge, Pulse Slug

20 gauge Shotgun Shell, 3/0 Buck

20 gauge Shotgun Shell, 3/0 Buck, Hand Loader

20 gauge Shotgun Shell, Pulse Slug

12.7mm JHP

5.56mm Match

5mm JSP

9mm JSP

25mm Grenade, Plasma

25mm Grenade, Pulse

25mm Grenade, Timed

40mm Grenade, Plasma

40mm Grenade, Pulse

.50 MG, Explosive

Energy Cell, Optimized

Electron Charge Pack, Optimized

Flamer Fuel, Optimized

Microfusion Cell, Optimized

Mini Nuke, Big Kid

Mini Nuke, Low Yield

Mini Nuke, Timed

Mini Nuke, Tiny Tots

Missile, Hive

Weapon Mods

12.7mm SMG Laser Sight

12.7mm SMG Stacked Magazine

12.7mm SMG Suppressor

25mm G. APW Exp. Drum

25mm G. APW Long Barrel

25mm G. APW Upgraded Int.

Anti-mat. Rifle CF Parts

Anti-mat. Rifle Custom bolt

Anti-mat. Rifle Suppressor

Assault Carb. Ext. Mags

Assault Carb. Forged Receiver

Assault Carb. Light Bolt

Baseball Bat Cork Core

Baseball Bat Maple Body

Baseball Bat Nails

Chainsaw HD Chain

Chainsaw Alloy Frame

Chainsaw Carbide Teeth

Hunting Rev. 6-shot Cylinder

Hunting Rev. Match Barrel

Katana Authentic Blade

Katana Balanced Grip

Katana Protective Sheath

Laser Pistol Combat Sights

Laser Pistol Focus Optics

Laser Pistol Recycler

Plas. Pistol Hi-Energy Ionizer

Plas. Pistol Mag. Accelerator

Plas. Pistol Recycler

Plasma Def. Hi-Cap Terminal

Plasma Def. Scope

Plasma Def. Sheath Stabilizer

Power Fist Chromed Tubes

Power Fist Hi-Cap Valves

Power Fist Ported Chambers

Ripper HD Chain

Ripper Carbide Teeth

Tri-beam LR HD Caps

Tri-beam LR Focus Optics

Tri-beam LR Hi-Cap Terminal

Value :

It's incredibly hard to not recommend the Gun Runner's Arsenal to players. There's enough here for both new and veteran players, giving each something new to take into battle with them. Even if New Vegas has been hanging out on your game shelf, the pack is enough to encourage a return experience (the DLC expansions are a good reason as well). Although a few weapons are little more than amped-up versions of existing weapons, Gun Runner's Arsenal comes as highly recommended.